/******************** Get FW Config *******************/
 #define BE_FUNCTION_CAPS_RSS                   0x2
+/* The HW can come up in either of the following multi-channel modes
+ * based on the skew/IPL.
+ */
+#define FLEX10_MODE                            0x400
+#define VNIC_MODE                              0x20000
+#define UMC_ENABLED                            0x1000000
 struct be_cmd_req_query_fw_cfg {
        struct be_cmd_req_hdr hdr;
        u32 rsvd[31];
 
        "Unknown"
 };
 
+/* Is BE in a multi-channel mode */
+static inline bool be_is_mc(struct be_adapter *adapter) {
+       return (adapter->function_mode & FLEX10_MODE ||
+               adapter->function_mode & VNIC_MODE ||
+               adapter->function_mode & UMC_ENABLED);
+}
+
 static void be_queue_free(struct be_adapter *adapter, struct be_queue_info *q)
 {
        struct be_dma_mem *mem = &q->dma_mem;
        if (rxcp->vlanf) {
                /* vlanf could be wrongly set in some cards.
                 * ignore if vtm is not set */
-               if ((adapter->function_mode & 0x400) && !rxcp->vtm)
+               if ((adapter->function_mode & FLEX10_MODE) && !rxcp->vtm)
                        rxcp->vlanf = 0;
 
                if (!lancer_chip(adapter))
 static int be_num_txqs_want(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 {
        if ((num_vfs && adapter->sriov_enabled) ||
-               (adapter->function_mode & 0x400) ||
+               be_is_mc(adapter) ||
                lancer_chip(adapter) || !be_physfn(adapter) ||
                adapter->generation == BE_GEN2)
                return 1;
 static u32 be_num_rxqs_want(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 {
        if ((adapter->function_caps & BE_FUNCTION_CAPS_RSS) &&
-               !adapter->sriov_enabled && !(adapter->function_mode & 0x400)) {
+               !adapter->sriov_enabled && be_physfn(adapter) &&
+               !be_is_mc(adapter)) {
                return 1 + MAX_RSS_QS; /* one default non-RSS queue */
        } else {
                dev_warn(&adapter->pdev->dev,
        if (status)
                return status;
 
-       if (adapter->function_mode & 0x400)
+       if (adapter->function_mode & FLEX10_MODE)
                adapter->max_vlans = BE_NUM_VLANS_SUPPORTED/4;
        else
                adapter->max_vlans = BE_NUM_VLANS_SUPPORTED;